[blparent] (blindparents) Wooden Trains

[janel]

Hello Everyone:
I have been looking into the Thomas and Friends wooden railway trains for 
Noah.  Does anyone have any experience with these trains?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind- wood vs. 
plastic


>I love the Melissa and Doug stuff too. Things may have changed of course,
> but back when I was looking at wooden train sets, Melissa and Doug's big 
> set
> was the best bargain. Those of you into wooden toys might also be 
> interested
> to know that you can get die cut cars with a wheel width designed to run 
> on
> the train tracks. I found them by doing a search on wooden cars, and there
> are a lot of sets out their with some great and affordable wooden toys.
>
> That said, some of the wooden toys are also made from flimsy materials. A
> good quality plastic toy may be just the thing to meet your needs. 
> Discovery
> Toys are a good source for those.
>
> I am not affiliated in any way, I just think both of these companies are
> good sources for quality educational toys.
>
>
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3 :27 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind- wood vs. 
> plastic
>
> I remember the old plastic letters, grin. I think I had a set when a
> child. I like the Doug and Mellissa products because they not only
> encourage play without the flashiness of most toys today, which are more
> of a distraction than a learning tool, but they are toxic-free. Their
> products are also very affordable. I have bought quite a few on Amazon
> at great prices, and I have yet to be disappointed with anything.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:46:47 -0500
> From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Helping child with letters when blind
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> I like wooden toys too for a variety of reasons, but I thought I would
> add that there is a plastic set that is available at Toys-R-Us that also
> has braille on each of the letters.
>
> Jennifer
>
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